RITAAB 87.1

Chapter 87 【o(￣︶￣)o】part 1

But looking at Qin Jiulin’s expression now, and their attitude towards him, the more he looked, the more he felt that things didn’t seem as simple as General Zhou had said. Was he, as a variant beast-shifter, really going to die here?

Qin Jiulin asked with a light smile, “How long have they been gone?”

The muscles in Lin Lou’s face were twitching, obviously hesitant, but in the end, he didn’t say anything and lowered his head silently. Seeing this scene, Qin Jiulin knew that he needed to scare him a bit more.

After all, they hadn’t gotten serious yet. Qin Jiulin and Liu Zhongyuan exchanged a look, and Liu Zhongyuan’s snake tail slowly moved closer to Lin Lou.

Lin Lou noticed this scene with some horror, and then, as he shifted his gaze, he accidentally saw Cheng Lin lying on the ground, not knowing if she was dead or alive. He was certainly frightened, but he didn’t know what he was thinking. He just wouldn’t speak.

Qin Jiulin saw him trembling, sweating all over, but still unwilling to speak, and he more or less understood what this person meant. Either he was absolutely loyal to that so-called Zhou Lie and wouldn’t betray him, or someone important was held hostage by Zhou Lie, and if he betrayed Zhou Lie, the consequences would definitely be something he couldn’t accept. He probably hadn’t considered it himself.

If he died outside, what value would those people controlled by Zhou Lie still have? What would Zhou Lie do to people who had no value? Would he keep them and take care of them?

Perhaps he would, after all, he still had many beast-shifters and several variant beast-shifters under his control. To control them, he might need the same methods. So even if it was just for show, he would take good care of them.

But… as for ordinary people without value, according to the information Qin Jiulin knew in his previous life, Zhou Lie would definitely find a chance to secretly make those people die in accidents, rather than keep them for nothing.

Qin Jiulin said, “Lin Lou, do you have someone important being held hostage by Zhou Lie?”

Lin Lou may not have realized why Qin Jiulin would say that. He didn’t react for a moment and looked at him in shock.

This reaction made Qin Jiulin confirm his thoughts immediately. This Lin Lou was definitely not willing. “Tell me, before you make a big mistake, while the entire Modu that has already been taken back is still under Commander Gao’s control, we might be able to help you.”

Lin Lou opened his mouth, probably wanting to say something, but he didn’t know where to start. Qin Jiulin smirked and began to slowly guide him.

“Are you one of Zhou Lie’s soldiers?”

Lin Lou shook his head, “I’m not.”

Qin Jiulin knew he wasn’t. After all, if he were a soldier following Zhou Lie, there was no way he would have someone important being held hostage, since soldiers can’t bring their families!

So there was a high probability that this Lin Lou was someone Zhou Lie had found on the way. He had used threats and inducements, and then he was kept in Zhou Lie’s group. Zhou Lie was that kind of person. The stronger someone was under his command, the more he would suspect them.

Lin Lou said, “I originally lived in the town. When Zhou Lie passed by with his group, he happened to see me transforming into my beast form and killing half-beasts on the street. Then we got to know each other. I thought they were the army that had come to rescue us, so I followed them with my family. But I never expected…”

He never expected that he had entered a wolf’s den. Because his family was in Zhou Lie’s hands, and the army had several variant beast-shifters, many ordinary beast-shifters, and a lot of military equipment, he couldn’t fight back at all.

So he had no choice. He could only brace himself and follow Zhou Lie’s army.

Qin Jiulin asked, “In that case, who are those family members of yours who are being controlled by Zhou Lie? Are there any others in the same situation as you?”

Lin Lou said, “My wife and my son. My son is only four years old, so young…”

He collected himself after saying this, “Of course, there are two others in the same situation as me. They are also variant beast-shifters, one male and one female. The female is called Duan Shuangshuang, her beast form is a bald eagle, very large, and her claws are very sharp. The male is called Song Wennan, his beast form is a water buffalo, larger than the giant tiger you just transformed into.”

Qin Jiulin asked, “What kind of people are being held hostage by Zhou Lie in their cases? Where do these people live?”

Lin Lou said, “Duan Shuangshuang only has a younger brother who is nine years old, and Song Wennan has a daughter who is only six years old.”

Qin Jiulin said, “As expected of his style. So, let me ask you, what is the situation with this woman?”

Lin Lou looked at Cheng Lin, “I heard that this woman was originally Zhou Lie’s mistress, but after she became a variant beast-shifter, she didn’t seem to have much to do with Zhou Lie anymore. After all, a toad…”

Not everyone could accept that.

Then Lin Lou added, “Cheng Lin now seems to have been assigned to a variant beast-shifter with the surname Xia. It’s said that she was sent to use her beauty to firmly control him, but I don’t know how it’s going.”

Qin Jiulin was a little surprised. He didn’t expect to get news about Xia Liansheng here. Not bad, he just didn’t know if Xia Liansheng had done anything with this… no.

Xia Liansheng loved his dear younger brother so deeply, how could he be with someone else? He probably knew what Cheng Lin’s beast form was. If he could still be interested in her even knowing that, then he admired him.

Qin Jiulin said, “Now tell me, who left just now? How much did they take away?”

Lin Lou pursed his lips and said, “There are six variant beast-shifters in Zhou Lie’s hands. Besides us three who were forcibly left behind, there were another three, one of whom was Cheng Lin.”

Qin Jiulin understood what Lin Lou meant instantly. Because Lin Lou, Duan Shuangshuang, and Song Wennan were forcibly left behind, Zhou Lie was definitely afraid that the three of them would do something unfavorable to him if they were together. So the people sent out this time included Lin Lou, and that meant the other two wouldn’t come together.

So the people who left here must be two, and they were also two people who were completely on Zhou Lie’s side.

Qin Jiulin asked, “How much did they take? What are their beast forms?”

Lin Lou said, “They took about thirty-some boxes, I don’t know what’s inside. They chose it together, I just helped carry it out.”

“As for their beast forms… one is an elephant, and the other is a seagull.”

Qin Jiulin said, “An elephant? We didn’t see it before, it seems they chose another route to leave. And they must have been gone for quite a while, otherwise, it would be impossible not to see a variant beast-shifter whose beast form is an elephant.”

Lin Lou said, “I’ve told you everything I know…”

Qin Jiulin asked, “Are there any people like you among the ordinary beast-shifters?”

Lin Lou said, “Yes, there are forty-eight ordinary beast-shifters in total, and eighteen of them are people like me.”

Qin Jiulin said, “In that case…”

Lin Lou said, “Mr. Qin!”

Qin Jiulin asked, “What is it?”

Lin Lou said, “Can you save my family and my two friends’ families first? We don’t talk to the ordinary beast-shifters that much, so we don’t know what they’re thinking. What if they find out our plans and secretly report them…”

Qin Jiulin said, “I know, I wasn’t asking you to go back and contact them. What I was saying was, we should resolve your problem first after we return.”

Lin Lou breathed a sigh of relief, “That’s good, that’s good. By the way, is this considered abandoning the darkness for the light? I’m definitely following Captain Gao in the future, right? What about my family…”

Qin Jiulin said, “Your families will be arranged to live in the residential area specifically for our beast-shifters and soldiers’ families. You yourself can, of course, choose to live in the residential area specifically for beast-shifters, or live with your families, whatever you like.”

Lin Lou said, “Then we…”

Just at this moment, Cheng Lin, who had been seriously injured and unconscious, woke up at some point. She cursed at Lin Lou, “You’re definitely not a good person. You didn’t go all out just now, did you?”

“So what if you were being attacked from both sides by a giant tiger and a giant snake? You’re also a variant beast-shifter! You could have caused them serious damage by directly charging into them!”

“I will definitely tell the general about your betrayal. By then, not only will your weak families die, but you variant beast-shifters will also die!”

Lin Lou gasped, furious. Qin Jiulin sneered. Did this Cheng Lin think that because she was a variant beast-shifter, she would definitely survive?

Qin Jiulin said, “Zhongyuan, kill her, she’s too annoying.”

Upon hearing this, Cheng Lin’s eyes widened instantly. She stared at Qin Jiulin, “What did you say? What did you say? You’re going to kill me? What right do you have to kill me?!”